Stephen Colbert's Late Show Bit About the Absurdity of Female Viagra Was Fantastic

Stephen Colbert sent up the science of bonerology last night in a segment that was very reminiscent of The Report—i.e., the best. In discussing the recently approved female Viagra-esque pill Flibanserin (Addyi), Colbert tackled everything ridiculous with the drug, ranging from the company that makes it and the obscurity of its testing success to its funny name and inevitable (still unavoidable) disappointment. Oh, and don't think the fact that you have to sacrifice alcohol for the drug escaped the late-night host. As Forbes points out:

The drug failed to gain FDA approval twice because of questions about its effectiveness and how many women it can actually help, especially given some major side effects.One of those side effects is a tremendous drawback that some women may not take as seriously as they need to: you cannot drink alcohol while taking Addyi—and it's designed to be taken daily on a regular basis, not just when you want to want sex. That means total abstinence from alcohol. Since alcohol can be one hell of an effective libido enhancer for many women, how many are going to trade one for the other?

In other words: "Nothing gets you in the mood like staring at your long-time partner stone-cold sober." Back to the drawing board. Thanks, Stephen.